Friday, January 22, 2010

Spring Comes, Spring Goes

Wow, our icy blanket that we've been living under for 2 months has finally melted away! We've had a weird inversion for weeks which means a thick layer of clouds between us and the sun.... which is a pretty good description of what it does to your spirit as well.... coated by a heavy layer of blaw and ice. I haven't even made anything in the studio for 3 weeks, but that's post partum Christmas burnout. Fellow crafters are all crazy busy getting ready for the winter trade shows, which I can't afford to do.

Instead I'm going to concentrate on listing some vintage items on etsy at www.vintagecowgirls.etsy.com and listing my show stuff (mostly jewelry) on www.goglassgirl.etsy.com. Also hope to finally achieve my real goal when I joined etsy and get jewelry and stained glass supplies listed for sale and clean out the studio. You can only move stuff you are no longer using so many times right?

A sign of spring tho, we had a few sunny days and 3 new baby calves. They're a bit early, but sometimes the bull gets out or the girls get in and stuff happens. Can't wait for the calf rodeos to begin... get a couple of babies together and it's a guaranteed chuckle.

About Me

I grew up on a ranch near a podunk small town. Mayberry was live and well. Our Andy was Dana, who followed us kids home after we'd been drinking too much on a summer night just to make sure we got home ok.
I was always good at artwork, due to the fact that my mom is a great painter and always took art classes. I went along and sat in the back of the room with a sketchpad to keep me busy.
Grandma taught me how to knit and crochet when I was four and I started sewing and a lot more when I was 10 thru 4-H projects. Learned a lot about things, animals and people.
I had a full fledged shop for five years, teaching 300 people how to do glass. I made custom home designs and church windows. Sold the shop to some students and started taking advanced classes of my own in lampworked beads, glass blowing and the like.
Have done craft shows for years and have been selling to galleries across the country as well. I love using the internet to connect with people from all walks of life.